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Nandan Nilekani Co-founder and Chairman of Infosys

2023/2/8
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Nicolaj Tangen: 访谈围绕着印度裔CEO在美国科技行业的成功、印度在科技和软件领域的突出地位、Infosys公司的发展历程、以及Nandan Nilekani在印度政府期间领导的Aadhaar项目等话题展开。Tangen表达了对印度经济前景的乐观态度,并就Infosys的成功经验、公司治理、可持续发展战略以及对人工智能等新兴技术的看法与Nilekani进行了深入探讨。 Nandan Nilekani: Nilekani认为,印度裔CEO在美国科技行业的成功,部分原因在于印度人从小就习惯处理模糊性,能够在情况变化时迅速灵活应对。他认为,印度在科技和软件领域表现出色,原因在于其强大的数学和STEM技能传统、对软件专业人员的巨大需求以及教育体系的导向作用。Infosys的成功秘诀在于长远的眼光、强大的价值观、领导层的协调一致、对员工的重视、强大的公司治理以及持续的学习投资。他强调了公司治理与公司管理的不同,以及董事长和CEO分离的重要性。在可持续发展方面,他介绍了Infosys在2020年实现碳中和的成就,并指出数字技术对于实现可持续发展目标至关重要。他还谈到了对人工智能等新兴技术的看法,以及在印度政府期间领导的Aadhaar项目,该项目成功地为超过13亿印度人提供了独特的数字身份,并促进了印度数字经济的发展。最后,他还分享了他对年轻人的建议,以及他个人对技术的看法。

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This chapter explores the disproportionate number of Indian-born CEOs leading major American tech companies. It examines the intriguing correlation between many of these CEOs and their attendance at Hyderabad Public School, raising questions about the school's unique influence and the broader factors contributing to India's success in the tech sector.
  • Disproportionate number of Indian-born CEOs in US tech
  • Many CEOs attended Hyderabad Public School
  • Discussion of potential factors contributing to India's tech success

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In this episode, Nicolai Tangen talks to Nandan Nilekani Co-founder and Chairman of Infosys, one of the world’s largest IT companies with more than 300 000 employees. Nandan has had an amazing career both at Infosys and for the Indian government where he led the biggest social project on the planet.

The production team on this episode was PLAN-B’s Niklas Figenschaug Johansen and Martin Oftedal. Background research were done by Sigurd Brekke with additional input from Doug Shell.

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